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'File 12/2 Treatment of Baharna in Persia' [165r] (329/440)
The record is made up of 1 file (220 folios). It was created in 8 Oct 1932-22 Mar 1945. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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enjoys crannlete independence rfi+h no Enplish influence whetever.
. PrepaiUit ioneof the British in the Gulf .
These ere the real causes, in +he eye of "-he majority of the peo
ple, which have led +o the dirturher ces and direuiet in thr
Persian r hil + , ^he Shett ul Arab and on + he Iraq-'^ersian borders.
m o + hese owe "“heir oripin such actiyi + ies nn ^-atherinf? together
British fleet in + he Gulf, its raoveraentp to and fro and/its
arrival a+ Basrah; stetioninp o^ an infantry brigade by the En
glish in Bahrain; +he fortification of Muscat; +hr establishment
o^ a centre for coal in Bahrain itself and the recent complaint
o^ Iran to + h e Leapue o^ Nations about the encroachment of her
neiph.out* jersia and her lack of oblipation to the poverrmen +
pacts arul apreementR.
That does I^aq expec t?
^nd + he Iraqis ex-oec + , when the cere haf been before the League
of Nations and Persia is a meiriber of it and both the Parties are
b^und t 0 how +o its^rbitra + i on as binding Tipon themselves that
an e-d may be put to this sta^e of affairs and the Persians rp y
desist from their encroachment upon +heir ^rentiers and the fron
tier zones and a^ree to contract agreements do indispensable for
settinp political relations in order tn the vs y adopted by the
powers in their intercourse. The- say that they always entertain
towards their neighbours the most sincere sentiments of friendship
ate always keen on strengthening what relations of time rhonoured
brotherhood exist there and realise that -hey will not be affected
in any way bv this incident as it is one of those every dav diffe
rences which crop up between brothers. Thev also say -hat their
reruest to J -he league o r Nations, knocking at its door ^nd desi
ring it* arbitration all Prove their sincerity of Purpose and that
thev do not like to oppose its action in any wav; and what they
want is -hat their care may be set-led wi+h Persia in such a way
as would please bo-h of then and ham neither party because no
thing is better than arbitration so long as they are members of
-he same League which was decisively meant for arbitrating in
such circumstances.
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This file contains correspondence regarding the mistreatment of Bahraini nationals resident in Persia at the hands of the Persian Government.
The file contains a number of petitions (in Arabic with English translations) sent to the Government of Bahrain and Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah by these groups of Bahrainis requesting assistance (ff 54, 81, 82, 118 and 126).
The correspondence between British officials also discusses possible punitive measures against Persians (ff 144-149) resident in Bahrain and broader issues regarding Bahraini nationality (ff 174-177).
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- 1 file (220 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-220; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/2/486
- Title
- 'File 12/2 Treatment of Baharna in Persia'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 5r:16v, 19r:21v, 24r:25v, 29r:37v, 39r:50v, 55r:79v, 83r:89v, 91r:92v, 94r:94v, 97r:113v, 115r:116v, 119r:125v, 127r:149v, 151r:188v, 190r:219v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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